Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-01

reached Bradford in time to attend his
fathers funeral and Will doubtless remain
several weeks on account of the sickness
of his mother......T The trustees of the
Bradford academy fund held their annual
meeting on Monday. Deacon Butler was
elected president Capt T. 5. Chamber
I'm, president; \. y. Stevens, secre-
taryand eX-CiOv. Farnham, treasurer
Miss Mamie Jones returned home, Satur-
day morning. from Wellesley COLLEGE and
will spend her vacation in town. .....Miss
Ashley of Waterbury is q guest OF Miss
Dotv ..... Miss Florence NJ Farm nam will
spend her vacation with her friends and
relatives in Buffalo. .."There is now eX-
pectation that the Ely niue will soon be
sold, which will bring great joy to the
business men in Bradford and vicinity.
Isle La Motte.
Several were caught out of town in
the hard storm of the 221. 1t
was the most tedious storm of the season
for man or beast to be ont in ..... Hon.
and Mrs. G. II. Hill were in Plattsburgh
over Sunday. The prospect for sugar
makers over this way is not very 6atter-
ing this year, on account OF the depth of
snow in the woods ... Capt and Mrs E.
b. Rockwell are visiting in town. Mr..
and Mrs Jones also Miss Hubbell all of
ChaZy were in town last Sunday.. Dr.
j. p. Hill formerly of North Hero return
ed from Buffalo last Saturday. He expects
to locate in Buifdlo in short time for the
plenty of snow over this way. But two
things we are rather short of That is,
news and currency. Hon. and Mrs. f.
Il. Goodsell were in st. Albans last Mon
day. y...... Miss Nellie Fisk is visiting at her
brothers, n W. Fisk's.
Cambridge.
We have had los days of continuous
| sleighing ..... The Lamoille county bar
numbers %, and the county'has 80 uotaries
! pubic, one of whom is woman. Carl
| Wicks has removed to Waterville ...
Mrs. II. A. Bailey of Hyde Park has been
visiting here. IS. H. Carpenter and wife
have contracted to care for Joseph Ward,
! Mrs. Carpenters grandfather, during the
remainder of his life and have taken
deed of his farm therefor. NJ. Scott
of the Boro has invented car heater and
has taken it to St Albans for trial. .....
G. o. Libbey, a graduate OF Perkins In
stitute for the Blind, gave concerts at the
Boro and at JeffersOnville last week. .....
Farm hands can be hired at from SIS 20
$50 per month for eight months or year.
a good hand for sugaring is worth S26....
| Cambridge has no liquor agent. .... On the
invalid list are Webster Page and wife,
John Page, Miss Cora MaXtield of those
convalescing are Mrs. Narnum, Miss Royce
and Mrs. Patten. Butter brought 20
cents last Saturday eggs IA cents, new
maple sugar in small quantities sold at
cents. DR.. Buchanan returned last
Thursday from New Haven where he had
Ueeu III alueuuance on MS OrOtner, SUI
dent ut Yale, who is recovering ....J. H.
Melendy has returned from visiting his
son f. lMelendy, at Boston. .... Miss
Lillian Patten has returned to Morrisville.
MIR and Mrs. George A. Wells of
ESSEX spent Sunday. in town.. Mrs.
dent is visiting in town. ..... Photog-
raphcr Fleetwood is adding to his
stock and fixtures. ..... David Patter-
son removed to st. Albans where he has
lion, bal
Rev. Mr.. Farnum, Baptist minister
from Underhlll, preached at Jetfersonvlle
Sunday ...... Miss Alma Miller of John
son visited at John Lang's recently.
William Scott, who has talent for free
land drawing and sketching, has prom
lsed to have in readiness for Memorial
Day Il large war picture. Post 10 will
give it a conspicuous place on the wall of
the hall where they are to hold their eXer-
cises 49, The roads are in worse condi-
ton than ever since the storms of snow
aud wind of last week. .... Henry Porter
and wife of Fletcher visited in Jefferson
vile last week ..... Dairy cows are in
good demand and bring unusually high
prices this spring, Six weeks old veal
calves bring five cents a pound, live
weight. Early spring pigs have sold
readily at So apiece Tor good specimens
four weeks old.
Bethel.
Some four or five years ago the Tweed
River Iron company was organized by
capitalists living in Boston mostly, and
heavy expense incurred in placing power
full machinery in the town of PIttstield,
for the purpose of developing the hidden
| treasures of iron ore in the mountains.
High hopes and large expectations were
raised among the people, only 10 be dis
appointed by patient and thorough eX-
pertinent. The company has sold its
machinery, which is now being shipped
from this station to parties in Phlladel-
phla. :.... Under act s3 laws of SO, Gov.
Ormsbee has appointed Guy Wilson of
| TINS place as competent person TO set
out and establish true meridian lines in
this State. ..... Auditor McCOnvlle of the
ppstutlice department has notified Edwin
Fisher, late postmaster at this place, that
on settlement of his general account there
Is found Il balance III his favor. Mr. h.
+. Wi sou il in Boston this week, making
his annual spring purchase of city horses
Tor the country marKet.
From other Parts of the State.
There is revival of the talk about an.
other Republican paper in Brattleboro.
A list of old people in Guilford Centre
shows "a over S0 of whom Nathan Cnnant
is in IN, 96l h year, Mrs, Samuel Ward Is in
ner 9let and Mrs. Ezra Thayer in her Goth
year.
st. Albans has is grocery stores-one to
every 400 OF her population also SIX shoe
Stores-une to about 1900 OF the popula-
! ton.
Dr. Mead of Rutland saw in Meudon
! recently, a large deer running at a rapid
! gHIt through the street. When 1t reached
| the outskirts of the village, it turned into
Il field and made off toward the noun
| talnS.
The contract for building the new court
house for Coos county at Lancaster, n.
| H., has been awarded TO Matthew j. Cald-
beck # st. JOhnsoury for Sl4,33S. The
work is to be begun at once and fully com
| pleted by October.
There are 80 notaries public in Iamoille
| county, one OF whom is a woman, and 25
members of the county bar.
A po-toiiice Inspector is expected Mon
! day At BralIltbOro to determine whether
/ the town has the necessary qualifications
! for the free delivery service.
! At the annual meeting of the Rutland
Medicd club Friday evening. The follow